Specialized structure, dubbed a “hemifusome” by University of Virginia School of Medicine and the National Institutes of ...

At the heart of our cells, a previously unknown structure has just been identified, shedding new light on essential ...

New neurons in your brain? A landmark study from Karolinska Institutet finds adults keep forming brain cells into the old age ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen part of a human cell that could help research on Alzheimer's disease. The new ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...